Here’s a comment from Ducks assistant coach Mike Foligno that didn’t make my column this week:

“You have to cherish the moments you have as a family. In the end, your kids aren’t going to remember the time you gave them $100 or bought them dinner. They’re going to remember the laughs they had playing games together or just hanging out together. They’re going to remember the relationships.”

Not a bad thought, huh? To read what did make my column on a man who has a solid perspective on life — and, unfortunately, death — click here.

Jeff Miller has been a sports columnist since 1998, having previously written for the Palm Beach Post, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald. He began at the Register in 1995 as beat writer for the Angels.